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Mink Brook Log Crossing Update

August 1, 2022

Mink Brook Log Crossing status as of August 1st, 2022

You may recall that we were planning for its replacement well before advancing rot forced us to close it last summer, starting with research into what kind of structure would conform to the restrictions in our deed. The above-mentioned erosion meant we needed longer, stronger logs than the trees growing there could provide, so we can’t just replace the log. Our terrific team of Thayer engineering students developed a well-considered plan for a new crossing in the same place, and we’ve been working since March to secure approvals from key stakeholders.

To that end, our volunteers are wandering around the Preserve interviewing visitors (again) to learn more about how and where they enjoy the land, so we can share that information with those decision-makers. We hope to have good news soon!

Filed Under: Lands, Media, Mink Brook, Stewardship, Trails Tagged With: bridge, log crossing, Mink Brook, stewardship

Work continues at Pine Park

April 16, 2019

0669c171016Pine Park is Hanover’s first natural area permanently preserved as a park and today functions as the town’s “central park” for the enjoyment of walkers, joggers, skiers and many others. The park is owned by the Pine Park Association, a voluntary nonprofit that dates back to 1900, when a group of 17 local residents sought to prevent the Diamond Match Company from harvesting trees along the riverbank just north of the Ledyard Bridge.

Stay up to date and learn more about this beloved area at PinePark.org.

Filed Under: Forest Ecology, Partnerships, Pine Park, Stewardship, Trails, Volunteers Tagged With: partnerships, Pine Park, stewardship, volunteers

Bioengineering at Mink Brook

May 1, 2014

UVLT's Jason Berard installs willow stakes at Mink Brook - May, 2014
UVLT’s Jason Berard installs willow stakes at Mink Brook – May, 2014
When Tropical Storm Irene blasted through our region a few years ago, it altered the path of Mink Brook here in the preserve, most visibly just above the log bridge. The stream abandoned one channel and the force of the current moved north, creating new erosion that we have monitored ever since. In 2014, we installed a “bio-engineering” project to restore stream-side habitat and slow erosion. In April, our volunteers cut stakes of live willow at Birch Meadow Farm in Fairlee (a riverfront farm conserved by the Upper Valley Land Trust) and kept them dormant in a snowbank on the north side of a Lyme barn. Weeks later, when conditions were right, the stakes were driven into the eroded streambank. They are now beginning to sprout! Their roots and shoots should help knit the bank together, protecting water quality by settling sediment, reducing erosion, and shading the water to keep it cool, and providing habitat for perching birds and cover for brook trout – naturally.

Filed Under: Mink Brook, Stewardship, Volunteers Tagged With: brook, erosion, Mink Brook, stewardship, streambank, volunteer, workday

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(603) 643-3433

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